Pastor Donald Stewart, who was convicted of sexually molesting several boys under his care at the Swift Purcell Boys Home in St. Mary, was given an 18 month suspended sentence on Friday when he appeared before the St. Mary Circuit Court.
The sentence was suspended for 12 months, which means that the pastor will go to prison for 18 months if he commits another offence within the year.
On Tuesday a jury convicted Pastor Stewart, who was the manager of the boys’ home on two counts of indecent assault.
However, he is not out of the woods as yet as he is scheduled to appear in the Home Circuit Court on November 16 to answer to 30 counts of indecent assault and buggery.
Pastor Stewart was arrested and charged in April last year by members of CISOCA following allegations that he sexually molested several wards of the state at the home.
The case sparked outrage from human rights groups when it came to light.
One such group, Jamaicans for Justice, lamented that enough was not being done to protect the welfare of children.
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